ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETFSVXY
SVXY
0
Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.9M | Put options by funds: $33.4M
1.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.25% [Q3] → 20.63% (-1.62%) [Q4]
19% less funds holding
Funds holding: 32 [Q3] → 26 (-6) [Q4]
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $89.4M [Q3] → $55.5M (-$33.9M) [Q4]
60% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 10
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 0 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for SVXY.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
MarketBeat
1 month ago
3 Volatility ETFs to Help You Profit from Market Chaos
Volatility refers to the extent of price fluctuations for a given asset or market. Historically, volatility has been inversely correlated with the stock market.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
SVXY: Volatility Got Crushed After The Election Results (Rating Downgrade)
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF benefits from falling volatility; post-election VIX normalization makes it less attractive, prompting a 'Sell' rating to take profit. SVXY is not suitable for buy and hold due to potential significant drawdowns from sudden volatility spikes. The fund should be bought when VIX spikes due to external events and sold after volatility subsides.
Neutral
ETF Trends
7 months ago
3 Short-Term Volatility ETFs to Watch Following Market Sell-Off
Volatility ETFs stood out over the last week amid the big market sell-off. Volatility spiked considerably as a wave of selling spread from Japan.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
7 months ago
SVXY: Buy Volatility After A -40% Drawdown
SVXY experienced a -40% drawdown following a spike in the VIX on August 5, 2024. The ETF aims to provide a -0.5x return against the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. SVXY performs well in calm markets and normal bear markets, but experiences losses during sudden spikes in volatility.
Negative
Investopedia
7 months ago
Why Chasing Volatility With a VIX ETF Is Trickier Than It Seems
U.S. investors looking for positive returns had few options on Monday. Stocks tumbled while Treasury bond prices pared early gains.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
11 months ago
SVXY: More Aggressive Version Of SVOL
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) offers 0.5x exposure to shorting VIX futures, making it a unique "leveraged" ETF. SVXY has outperformed the highly popular Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL) and the overall market in the last 3 years. SVXY behaves differently in extreme cases, such as during the market drop in March 2020, but has performed well overall.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 year ago
ProShares Announces ETF Share Splits
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProShares announced forward and reverse share splits on eleven of its ETFs.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
The SVOL Advantage: Smarter Exposure To Market Volatility
SVOL utilizes a volatility selling strategy by selling VIX futures one month out instead of the front month future.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Composing Your Own Short Volatility Strategy With ETFs
Recreating Simplify Volatility Premium ETF's strategy using short volatility ETFs is possible and provides us insight into SVOL's potential flaws. ProShares Short VIX Short-Term ETF and Volatility Shares' -1x Short VIX Futures ETF offer investors access to ETF-only portfolio strategies that can provide short volatility exposure. These strategies are unique because they give investors access to gains via capital gains, not current income. The strategies perform wildly different based on varied backtests.
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